W03 - Elem

Week 03 – Elementary – Rent a room

I)            Reading :

1)   Read the adverts : Dublincapitalrentals.com

A Oxmantown Road, Dublin 7, North Dublin City

Apartment to let — €135 weekly

Single studio apartment with toilet and shower. Quiet house. Near Phoenix Park, on main bus route.

Rent includes central heating.

Available: from 8 Februaw

Contact: Max, 01 355 O1 26

B Collins Avenue West, Dublin 9, North Dublin City

Single bedroom to let — €1O0 weekly

Share 3-bed house with two women.

Looking for males or females.

Modern, non smoking. Parking included. 4.3 km from city centre.

Available: immediately

Contact: C Kerrigan, 0868 58 75 77

C Hazelwood, Dublin 9, North Dublin City

Room to let — 6600 monthly

Students only! Furnished single room on 10th floor. wn bathroom.

Shared living room and kitchen.

Near Dublin City University.

Available: immediately

Contact: Jess Keyes, 087 259 08 62

2)   Find words or expressions in adverts A-C which mean:

  A 1 money you pay to live somewhere — ___________________

 2 for one person — ___________________

 3 system for making a place warm- _____________________

  B 4 men/Women — __________________________

 5 ready to live in — _________________________

 6 now, without waiting — _____________________.

  C 7 with bed, wardrobe, chairs etc. —____________________

 8 only for you - __________________________

 9 for you and other people — ____________________________

3)   Which place is best for someone who:

l doesn't smoke and has a car?

2 doesn't like noisy places and doesn't have a car?

3 doesn't have furniture?

II)         Listening :

1)   Listen to Alicia calling about one of the rooms. Which one is she interested in?

2)   Match the questions and answers.

1 Does the room have its own bathroom and kitchen?

2 ls there a washing machine?

3 ls it near a bus stop for the city centre?

4 ls heating included in the rent’?

5 Can l see the room this evening?

a Yes, it's five minutes from the bus stop.

b Yes, any time after six.

c It has a bathroom with a shower, but you'll share the kitchen.

d Yes, it's in the kitchen, and there's a dishwasher.

e Yes, it's a hundred euros a week for everything, except the telephone

3)   Work in A/B pairs.

A, you're interested in the apartment on Oxmantown Road.

B, you're interested in the room in Hazelwood.

Think of four questions you want to ask about the flat or apartment.

III)       Vocabulary : keyword on

1)   Add the underlined expressions to the table.

1 Plates and mugs and stuff are up here on the shelf

2 Please use the wardrobe on the left

3 Talking to my husband and watching something good on TV with him

4 We have two New Years, one on January 1^st and Seollal, in January or February.

5 And can he come on Friday?

6 On Sofasurfing.com you can read people's profiles, email them and go and stay in their homes

7 You can stay on a sofa or spare bed for one or two nights

8 I'm often on planes or trains and in hotels and offices around the world.

places	Days, dates	transport	Media and communication

2)   Add on to the questions.

l What did you do Friday evening?

2 What do you listen to the radio?

3 How often do you go the internet?

4 When was your first trip a plane?

5 What's your favourite programme TV?

6 Do you always work Mondays?

IV)        Homework:

Listen to Estrella's story.

Answer the questions:

1.   Where was the crack in the ceiling?

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2.   What did Estrella think about it?

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3.   How long did Estrella live in the flat?

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4.   Who went to live in the flat after Estrella?

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